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Cool weather has arrived

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Finally, last Saturday night, the wind came to blow away the dry, dusty heat of summer.  Now we have had rain and chilly nights so the leaves are starting to change. Living just outside Little Rock, we won’t get Autumn colors until November so perhaps a drive through the Ouachita  or Ozark forests is due.

I begin to wonder what candies the kids want most this year. Happily, Reece Cups and Kit Kat bars still seem to be a hit so we should have plenty of treats for ourselves. The one thing I find myself doing when I’m out shopping is stopping people from feeding kids “sugar free” candies. They mean well but don’t understand how bad the side affects can be when someone chows down on products sweetened with Splenda, Equal and sugar alcohol sweeteners like malitol. The only people who should eat “sugar free” candies are folks like me who are watching their blood sugar levels and diabetics.

So, please…. As you’re out shopping and if you overhear anyone thinking of feeding Trick-or-Treaters any “sugar free” candies, step up and try to helpfully inform them before they give some unsuspecting children terrible abdominal pains and headaches on Hallowe’en. 

 

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Pumpkin Time Is Here !

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Oh Joy, Oh Rapture ! The Spooky Season has truly begun… In spite of the weather still being warm and muggy here in Central Arkansas. This time of year, I should be in Ohio enjoying the crisp nights and cider laden breezes. I think I must really get something new created so I can get myself invited to the big convention held every year near Columbus at Hallowe’en. I can’t think of a better way to enjoy the season than to spend it with a hoard of sci-fi and fantasy fans. I still know my way back home to Ohio…. 

 

I bought my first pumpkin of the year today, a wee white Boo. But, as I look at it I am reminded of the one person who should still be on the planet and who will always be Hallowe’en to me, Ray Bradbury. It is sad that I never actually met him because we wrote back and forth for awhile and I miss him dearly. Well, honestly, who doesn’t miss Ray dearly ?

 

We shared chats about Ireland and the wonders of early years growing up with the smell of chimney smoke and the sound of crackling leaves when Fall came. Pillow cases full of candy, homemade costumes, carmel apples cooling in the kitchen and kids running and laughing up and down the streets. How lucky to have grown up in a place and time when it was safe for us to venture out alone in the dark from house to house.

Of course I recall with delight that all the candy we got then were full bars… Huge candy bars so much bigger than they are today. Gosh, just one Baby Ruth seemed to weigh a ton. If we were to trade candy after a Hallowe’en haul I’d be after your Payday, Baby Ruth and Zero bars as well as a handful, of Mary Janes, Hershey Kisses and those weirdly orange Circus Peanuts.

 

What would be your favorite candies ? I’d love to hear about your Hallowe’en memories so tell me a story or two here, ok ?

 

There’s nothing like a good Autumn tale to get me geared up for making Scarecrows and ghosts.

😉 Meg 

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Has Autumn Started for You ?

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It’s still broiling hot here in central Arkansas and I’m a long way from the peach and gold leaves of the Midwest. So, help me cool down mentally by leaving me messages about Autumn where you are. Has it started yet ? What are you looking forward to the most ?

🙂 Meg

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Middle of Summer Checking In

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Greetings, All, and thanks for everyone who kept me in mind while I was dealing with new swallowing problems. Thank goodness, I guess, it’s just increased MS (We were worried about something much, much worse).

ImageWe finally got rain here in the middle of Arkansas after 4 weeks of sun. My Plumeria don’t seem interested in blooming, my roses are under stress but I have enough Oregano, Mint and Rosemary to feed a small army. I’m getting through the hot weather by planning my Fall plantings of new lavender plants. I’m sure I’m not the only one already thinking about cool, mysterious October nights, pumpkins and Hallowe’en ! My favorite time of year for sure and I always consider Oct. 1st the beginning of ghosty season….which, for me runs through into the the following February.

 

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June 18th Medical Test

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Dear Friends,

I have been dealing with a painful swallowing problem and must undergo an Endoscopy on June 18 here in Little Rock at 11:30 AM. As you can imagine, I am always very concerned for my vocal chords and, although I have done this test before without problems, somehow I feel something may be different this time. My father died at 62 of Esophageal cancer and my specialist assures me that it is a rare condition which affects only men. Still, having just turned 60 in January I can’t help thinking about what happened to my father and what might be going on with me.

So, if you will, send out some good vibes for me next Tuesday, ok ? I’m trying not to worry but I’m failing miserably at it. Knowing I have peeps who care and are sending good thoughts will help me relax.

I’ll check back in here when I’ve recovered from the test to let you all know what my docs figured out.

Maybe all those crayons I ate when I was a kid are coming back to haunt me.

Love to you all, Meg

 

 

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Planting Roses

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Planting Roses

Although temps are a rainy 50F , I know ot will be hot as heck here in Arkansas very soon. Now is the time when MSrs can still be outside in the cool weather, enjoying cloudy days and brisk breezes.

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Hoops and Yoyo on Thanksgiving Friday TV

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Ok, I know we’re all getting ready for Turkey Day but Friday looks like a winner this year with the Hoops and Yoyo special on CBS @ 8pm Central. Come on, Peeps, you know Hoops and Yoyo are zippy fun. And, as it turns out, I’m going to need something funny to watch while I’m dealing with our Razorback football team sinking in the mire this year.
So, happy viewing one and all…Charlie Brown, Hoops and Yoyo and some leftovers will make Thanksgiving Friday a blast.
Now, it’s back to making my shopping list. I’m going to make a nice, rustic chicken-veg soup this week and I’ll be needing zucchini to go with my fresh Rosemary.
My favorite recipe book for this is ” The Soup Bible”, a Barnes & Noble book that is a big, colorful compendium of soup recipes from around the world.

Onward and upward,
🙂 Meg

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Getting Ready for Turkey Day

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Greetings, One and All !

I wanted to wish you all a happy holiday now before things get crazy. My health keeps me from cooking a big meal so we let the local Hilton do the work….they make a mean Mimosa.

Don’t wear yourselves out and remeber you really can say ” no” when you just have too many things to do.

Turkey ahoy!

Love to you all, Meg

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Autumn is Here

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My favourite time of year from September on. Although I have to do without the wonderful tree colours of the north there is still beauty to be found here in Arkansas around the cypress trees and migrating birds. I was ill 3 weeks leading into Hallowe’en from a spider bite…sheesh ! I love spiders and I didn’t even feel whatever got me but man-o-man did I feel poisoned. I got through it okay but did not get out to do anything Halloweeny. I swear, i would really like to be a guest at a con for Hallowe’en 2013, it’ll be my 60th year and I really want to celebrate (starting on my day, January 28th).

Making it to 60 has been no mean feat, I can tell you. And, if you like my music and song writing, I came really close to not doing music at all when I was young. I had been in ballet since a very early age and I won a scholarship to the New York Institute of Ballet to study under Rudolf Nureyev. BUT, at the age of 11, I had one summer to grow at least 1/2 inch…that’s all that stood between me and my ballet dream.
Needless to say, come September, all the stretching I did made me sore but no taller so I was suddenly out of ballet. I found a guitar and taught myself to play and that’s how things went from then on.

You just never know where the winds will take you, eh ?
Enjoy the Autumn breezes my friends,
😉 M

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CDs not Available from Me

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I can’t fill any CD orders for awhile but some dealers still have copies if you attend a con. Almost all of my music is available for download from all the major music servers. I get a lot of requests for music that didn’t make it onto my CDs, like “Lady Amber” and “Fields of Fire”. These tunes are saved but have yet to make it to digital. If you’re wanting a particular song please drop me a note here and I’ll keep you in line for those waiting for favorite songs.

Meanwhile, I’m helping my Mom, who has dementia, through early September. It’s very draining as many of you know. I’ve been lucky enough to be in A/C house so far but I’ll spend August at a lake house with no A/C. I don’t know how I’ll make it so I’ll just keep praying to the weather gods to bring cooler temps to us all.

Come on , Canada. Send us a breeze !
😉 Meg